Category: Energy

Mexico acquires 50% of Houston’s Deer Park

HOUSTON – President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that Pemex has closed the purchase of the Deer Park refinery in Houston, Texas, which was owned by Shell The president indicated that 50% of the shares of the refinery were purchased...

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Ganfeng Lithium Ltd seeks to acquire 100% of Bacanora Lithium’s shares

SONORA – Chinese company Ganfeng Lithium Ltd, one of the largest lithium producers in the world, is interested in acquiring 100% of the shares of British company Bacanora Lithium, company that shares a project for the extraction of the mineral in...

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Enel Green Power starts operations in Nuevo León

NUEVO LEON – Enel Green Power began operations at the 269 megawatt (MW) Dolores wind farm in the municipality of China, Nuevo León, with an investment of US$290 million This plant will be able to produce 938 gigawatt hours (GW/h) annually, which...

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Despite COVID-19 pandemic, NM solar industry grew in 2020

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — The COVID-19 pandemic impacted New Mexico’s solar companies in different ways, slowing growth for some while creating new opportunities for others Most emerged from the pandemic stronger than before But now, with a new...

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Energy Outages Disrupted Manufacturing in Mexico

By Nancy J Gonzalez Manufacturing sites in northern Mexico stopped production again This time the pandemic was not the cause of this interruption but the lack of energy in factories, especially those using natural gas Mexico was rationing...

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Protection against electricity reform is expected: Canacintra Juárez

JUAREZ – Given the effects that the approval of the Reform of the Electricity Industry Law will bring to the companies, a series of appeals and legal actions against the changes that took place in the Chamber of Deputies are foreseen Jesús...

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Nuevo León has potential in energy infrastructure, says CMIC

NUEVO LEON – Although the impact of the electricity reform in Nuevo León has not been estimated, the Mexican Chamber of the Construction Industry (CMIC) indicated that the entity has important opportunities in energy infrastructure “We are...

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Tamaulipas is committed to attracting investment in the oil sector

TAMAULIPAS – With the aim of attracting investments for the energy sector in Tamaulipas, specifically for the oil industry, state authorities and businessmen presented the new Inter-American Petroleum Technology Exhibition In a virtual...

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Energy Policies Clash at the Border

By Nancy J Gonzalez The US-Mexico border is poised to be an energy hub, but the conflicting views of both nations’ presidents are changing this panorama Recently, President Joe Biden signed a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on public...

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Reform in the electricity industry will affect Coahuila

COAHUILA – The initiative to reform the Electricity Industry Law contains some unconstitutional elements that violate international treaties and agreements from the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), explained Miguel Ángel Riquelme...

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